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What's on your menu for the holiday? We are having...
- Thread starter charlie
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I'm doing Christmas Eve this year. There will be 15 of us.
I'm making:
Brisket in the oven.
Swiss chicken cutlets in a white wine sauce
Hungarian Dressing (that I shape into balls which doesn't really go with the above but my girls love it and insist I make it every holiday meal.
The girls are bringing the sides - potatoes, creamed spinach, Caesar salad, jello salad, carrots.
Dessert:
Strawberry triffle, pumpkin roll, honey kisses, best darn sugar cooks. Girls bringing - cheesecake and white Texas sheetcake.
Christmas Day, the girls are going to their inlaws. DH and I will go to Church, have a lovely day with leftovers or go to my nieces.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
I'm making:
Brisket in the oven.
Swiss chicken cutlets in a white wine sauce
Hungarian Dressing (that I shape into balls which doesn't really go with the above but my girls love it and insist I make it every holiday meal.
The girls are bringing the sides - potatoes, creamed spinach, Caesar salad, jello salad, carrots.
Dessert:
Strawberry triffle, pumpkin roll, honey kisses, best darn sugar cooks. Girls bringing - cheesecake and white Texas sheetcake.
Christmas Day, the girls are going to their inlaws. DH and I will go to Church, have a lovely day with leftovers or go to my nieces.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
magnoliainchicago
Well-known member
I'm with Barbara . . .
I never host or get to cook. So sad.
Until the past couple of years I was always the traveller, visitng family. At least then I could help with the cooking.
However, in the past three - four years I have been at home alone for the holidays, so it's just me.
This doesn't mean that I don't cook . . . at least a little.
So for Christmas eve I might make a serving size of my Mom's Shrimp Tarragon (usually our NYE dinner when I was a kid). And for Christmas I will make a lasagna - and as I said to my SIL, "it's a rule, isn't it?" Christmas morning will be my family coffeecake which I ship or deliver all over the country for the holidays, but I always save one for me!
NYE dinner will be my Chicken Flambee recipe - it includes brandy and a full bottle of champagne. (It's a Silver Palatte recipe that has been so mine for so long that I actually renamed it so I no longer remember the reference.) I figure if I don't burn down the house I will have good luck for the year!
Best wishes to all.
I never host or get to cook. So sad.
Until the past couple of years I was always the traveller, visitng family. At least then I could help with the cooking.
However, in the past three - four years I have been at home alone for the holidays, so it's just me.
This doesn't mean that I don't cook . . . at least a little.
So for Christmas eve I might make a serving size of my Mom's Shrimp Tarragon (usually our NYE dinner when I was a kid). And for Christmas I will make a lasagna - and as I said to my SIL, "it's a rule, isn't it?" Christmas morning will be my family coffeecake which I ship or deliver all over the country for the holidays, but I always save one for me!
NYE dinner will be my Chicken Flambee recipe - it includes brandy and a full bottle of champagne. (It's a Silver Palatte recipe that has been so mine for so long that I actually renamed it so I no longer remember the reference.) I figure if I don't burn down the house I will have good luck for the year!
Best wishes to all.
desertjean
Well-known member
We are hosting a pot luck on Christmas Eve
A friend is bringing his fryer and we'll have deep fried turkey! But the real star of the evening will be the vanilla cupcakes with strawberry filling, whipped cream frosting that will be served with the engagement ring my son (some of you may remember that he was in kindergarten when I started posting in Epi!!) got for his girlfriend.
Christmas Day we will have beef tenderloin, roasted brussel sprouts, garlic mashed potatoes and rolls. Leftovers turn into beef stroganoff the day after christmas.
A friend is bringing his fryer and we'll have deep fried turkey! But the real star of the evening will be the vanilla cupcakes with strawberry filling, whipped cream frosting that will be served with the engagement ring my son (some of you may remember that he was in kindergarten when I started posting in Epi!!) got for his girlfriend.
Christmas Day we will have beef tenderloin, roasted brussel sprouts, garlic mashed potatoes and rolls. Leftovers turn into beef stroganoff the day after christmas.
carol-whidbey-is
Well-known member
Well for me since family is here for xmas eve and go else where for xmas
I am making
Prime Rib
Sm Turkey
Potatoes
Stuffing
Salad
Veg
Yorkshire Puddings
Gravy
Cranberries
App will be
Shrimp
Turkey Smokies wrapped and sauced
Deviled Eggs
Tamale Bites
Ranch Stars
Fudge
Peppered Nuts
Cookies- Mexcan Wedding- All but the kitchen sink and Peanut Butter Balls
Chocolate Silk Pie
I am making
Prime Rib
Sm Turkey
Potatoes
Stuffing
Salad
Veg
Yorkshire Puddings
Gravy
Cranberries
App will be
Shrimp
Turkey Smokies wrapped and sauced
Deviled Eggs
Tamale Bites
Ranch Stars
Fudge
Peppered Nuts
Cookies- Mexcan Wedding- All but the kitchen sink and Peanut Butter Balls
Chocolate Silk Pie
Thanks Barb, I appreciate it
It just seemed like, that this month, everything that could break, broke; anything that could (HA!!! a piece of plastic just broke off the door of the CD-drive on my laptop!) anything that I really needed, I couldn't find; and every time I planned something, it never happened.
Just a string of bad luck... maybe after Christmas things will turn around!
It just seemed like, that this month, everything that could break, broke; anything that could (HA!!! a piece of plastic just broke off the door of the CD-drive on my laptop!) anything that I really needed, I couldn't find; and every time I planned something, it never happened.
Just a string of bad luck... maybe after Christmas things will turn around!
barbara-in-va
Well-known member
I do charlie, one of my favorite things about this forum is peeking into the lives of
others all aver the world thru their food customs. What a terrific place.
And, one of the things I love most about living in the DC area is the extremely diverse population. I have worked with and live near people from all over the world, how fantastic is that.
20+ years ago I worked for a local department store. Twice a year we would close for a day for inventory and be "locked in" the store. That ment everyone brought lunch. I always organized an international lunch for my departments. My staff came from everywhere and each person brought in a dish from their culture. It was so much fun, we got to share in the cultures of others and hear stories of how grandma prepared it back home. And, some of the staff were young and it prompted them to find out how to make a traditional dish. Everyone in the building would want to come to our lunch!
others all aver the world thru their food customs. What a terrific place.
And, one of the things I love most about living in the DC area is the extremely diverse population. I have worked with and live near people from all over the world, how fantastic is that.
20+ years ago I worked for a local department store. Twice a year we would close for a day for inventory and be "locked in" the store. That ment everyone brought lunch. I always organized an international lunch for my departments. My staff came from everywhere and each person brought in a dish from their culture. It was so much fun, we got to share in the cultures of others and hear stories of how grandma prepared it back home. And, some of the staff were young and it prompted them to find out how to make a traditional dish. Everyone in the building would want to come to our lunch!
richard-in-cincy
Well-known member
Christmas Eve
Smoked Oysters
Christmas Cheddar
Chinese Fried Pork Gyoza atop a bed of shredded red cabbage, red bell pepper, romaine, cilantro and dressed with sesame, ginger, garlic soy sauce dressing garnished with Grilled Asparagus
Baked Ham from my German butcher's smoker
Baked Sweet Potoatoes with honey, ginger, chili, and sesame glaze
Steamed Broccoli with garlic lemon butter
Homemade Sourdough Rye with Dill and Caraway
Spicy Chinese Mustard and Chili Sesame Sauces
Bratapfeln (Austrian Marzipan, Almond, and Cinnamon stuffed baked apples)
Christmas Cookies
Fruitcake
Glühwein (spiced Austrian hot red wine)
Smoked Oysters
Christmas Cheddar
Chinese Fried Pork Gyoza atop a bed of shredded red cabbage, red bell pepper, romaine, cilantro and dressed with sesame, ginger, garlic soy sauce dressing garnished with Grilled Asparagus
Baked Ham from my German butcher's smoker
Baked Sweet Potoatoes with honey, ginger, chili, and sesame glaze
Steamed Broccoli with garlic lemon butter
Homemade Sourdough Rye with Dill and Caraway
Spicy Chinese Mustard and Chili Sesame Sauces
Bratapfeln (Austrian Marzipan, Almond, and Cinnamon stuffed baked apples)
Christmas Cookies
Fruitcake
Glühwein (spiced Austrian hot red wine)
Xmas Eve -Sea Bass with Gingered Vegetable Stir Fry and
Chocolate Truffle Tart
Grgich Chard
Xmas Morning
Sour Cream-Caramel Cinnamon Buns
Zippy Egg Casserole
Mimosa's
Xmas Dinner
Crabmeat and Shrimp Coctail with Red Pepper Aioli
Horseradish and Herb Crusted Prime Rib
Mashed Potatoe Casserole with Smoked Gouda and Bacon
Roasted Asparagus
Popovers
Triple Cherry Cheesecake
Calif Cab
Chocolate Truffle Tart
Grgich Chard
Xmas Morning
Sour Cream-Caramel Cinnamon Buns
Zippy Egg Casserole
Mimosa's
Xmas Dinner
Crabmeat and Shrimp Coctail with Red Pepper Aioli
Horseradish and Herb Crusted Prime Rib
Mashed Potatoe Casserole with Smoked Gouda and Bacon
Roasted Asparagus
Popovers
Triple Cherry Cheesecake
Calif Cab
For the first time, I'm making tamales. Wish me luck. When we lived in Texas, we used to stand in
line to buy them on Christmas Eve day. I'm using the linked recipe, but have done a lot of research and see there are many variables. I'm going to have to improvise to steam them using a petal veggie steamer, a water chestnut can with the top and bottom cut out and a pot that's only 7 inches deep. The amount of lard really varies from recipe to recipe as well as whether to tuck both ends or not and even how long it takes to steam them. So I need the luck and I'd better get busy.
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/pork-tamales-double-chile-sauce.aspx
line to buy them on Christmas Eve day. I'm using the linked recipe, but have done a lot of research and see there are many variables. I'm going to have to improvise to steam them using a petal veggie steamer, a water chestnut can with the top and bottom cut out and a pot that's only 7 inches deep. The amount of lard really varies from recipe to recipe as well as whether to tuck both ends or not and even how long it takes to steam them. So I need the luck and I'd better get busy.
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/pork-tamales-double-chile-sauce.aspx